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Can AI Help Us Understand Whether To Bail Out Banks?

The Horizons Tracker

The decision to bail out banks en masse in 2009 was widely adopted yet far from uncontroversial. Research from UCL explores whether AI can help governments to decide whether to bail out a bank in crisis or not. This short-term cost is justified to the taxpayer because the long-term costs of bank defaults would be more harmful.

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Diversification Putting Pressure on FinTech Executives

N2Growth Blog

With technology reshaping the global business landscape, many companies will be pushed to fundamentally reconsider their ways of doing international business, diversifying into new product categories and adopting a “borderless” expansion model. FinTech managed to do that by making financial services accessible and affordable globally.

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4 Steps for Implementing Your Remote Work Policy

Chart Your Course

But successfully implementing a remote worker policy takes some adjusting to maintain clear workplace policies and procedures while still allowing employees the autonomy and flexibility they desire. Here are four steps for implementing an effective remote work policy. Define the Scope of Your Remote Work Policy.

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Has The Rise Of Big Tech In Finance Affected Financial Inclusion?

The Horizons Tracker

Financial inclusion has been a consistent government policy in the UK since 1997 in response to growing concerns that people lack access to services such as banking, savings, credit, and insurance. “About one in three adults globally does not have a bank account.

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Migration Can Act As A Force For Growth

The Horizons Tracker

Migration poses a formidable challenge to global development. A force for growth Each year the World Bank publishes its World Development Report , and the 2023 edition focuses on migration. Of the many migrants globally, some 184 million lack citizenship in the country they live in, with 37 million of these classified as refugees.

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Information About Climate-Inducted Migration Affects Attitudes Toward Migrants

The Horizons Tracker

One of the biggest concerns surrounding climate change is its impact on people, with the World Bank estimating that 216 million people could be displaced by 2050. Further investigations are necessary to comprehend the circumstances that can promote empathetic responses as opposed to nativist reactions.

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UNCTAD Report Argues For A New Approach To Tackling Financial Crisis

The Horizons Tracker

After emerging from the Covid pandemic, it was perhaps reasonable to assume that the global economy could relax, but the rapid, if uneven, recovery of 2021 is already a distant memory. The authors suggest that the rapid interest rate rises together with fiscal tightening threaten to turn a global slowdown into a recession.

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